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Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h...

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[–] dhork 38 points 11 months ago (3 children)

They won't think they're abandoning Jesus. They will start worshipping some different badass with the same name who brings vengeance upon his enemies with swift application of firearms. They'll call that entity Jesus, but it will have no relationship to the Christian concept of Jesus.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] DokPsy 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Supply side Jesus. A classic.

[–] dhork 16 points 11 months ago

That link is to something different, but yes, Supply Side Jesus should be required reading for this thread. It's a bit dated, though.

https://www.beliefnet.com/news/2003/09/the-gospel-of-supply-side-jesus.aspx

[–] silverbax 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Well, that's what religious people have always done. They follow a religion until it disagrees with them, then they leave and start a new 'slightly different' branch which agrees with them.

You know, sort of like how Catholicism was founded about 30 years after Jesus' assumed death date, but then 1600 years later, Baptists decided to branch off create their own flavor.

[–] amoretpax199 1 points 11 months ago

Like that one episode in American Gods.